LITTLE FACESLittle faces at my place;
Some wear denim, some wear lace.
Muddy fingers, messy hair,
I'm just glad that they are there.
Yes, they keep me on my toes,
Picking up their toys and clothes,
Wiping faces, washing feet,
But I don't mind ‘cuz they're so sweet.
Days and moments will not last.
Up and away, they'll grow too fast.
My time with them today I'll savor,
And thereby do myself a favor.
To see them all as gifts from God,
To shape them is a noble job,
There is no greater joy on earth
Than teaching children of their worth
To God in heaven, who in love,
Designed them for His courts above.
He destined each one His plan,
To serve His purposes for man.
So let me pause for just a while
To ponder each one's face and smile.
While life speeds on and keeps its pace,
These memories won't be erased.
2017 Val Halloran
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Oil painting by Susan Blackwood – “Muddy Boys.”
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Don’t cast away the dignity God has given you as a woman. Embrace your womanhood. Embrace your femininity. Embrace your motherhood. Keep your honor. Bring glory to God in the way you act, speak, dress, and even walk.
There is nothing greater you can do than impart God’s Word into your children’s lives. The greatest antidote to deception is God’s Word. In this deceived world in which we live they need it strongly implanted within them.
WHAT IS A MOTHER?
Another poem from Edgar Alan Guest. My favorite lines are:
TREASURES OF THE HEART
MOTHER'S DAY REFLECTIONS
I’M A STAY-AT-HOME MOM
A Mothers’ Love
No children?
This is Mother's Day week and therefore I am going to post a lovely poem about motherhood from this Wednesday until next Wednesday. I trust you will be blessed.
Everything comes back to the family. Marriage and family were the first institution God designed--before church and before government. They were in the heart of God in eternity even before He created the world. Therefore, God has blessed parents and given them authority and anointing to "be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue, and take dominion . . . " (Genesis 1:28).
Have you thought of inviting someone home for lunch after your morning service tomorrow? Currently we have a fellowship meal each Sunday after church which provides such rich fellowship with one another. But in the seasons when we have not been doing this we always asked a family, or families, to our place for lunch after church. It was always such a blessing and such joy. Church is not just going to a building to listen to the pastor. It is togetherness. It is fellowship. It is one anothering. It is ministering into one another’s lives.
The 12 loaves of shewbread which were upon the table of shewbread in the tabernacle were always there. They were never off the table. At the end of the week when the priests gathered the old loaves and placed the new fresh loaves upon the table, they placed them immediately the previous loaves were taken off so there was not one moment when the loaves were not upon the table. They speak of Christ who is our daily bread and of the Word of God which is our daily sustenance. Make sure God’s Word is daily bread and daily sustenance in your home. We must give it to our children daily. It is as important as our daily physical food.
When something traumatic happens, Sarah’s daughters don’t fear, they look to God. They trust God. God is bigger than any situation you face. Get into the habit of lifting your heart to God and trusting Him. Confess your trust on Him.
...than to bring forth an eternal soul into the world.
Jessica Britton shares her joy of motherhood: "I am a mother in my forties with my sweet 10th baby, Lucy Pearl, and loving every minute of it. Motherhood is such a gift. God is so gracious to me."
When my granddaughters were young, they loved to go to the dress-up box. It was their favorite thing to do. I don’t have lots of beautiful princess dresses in my Dress Up Box (they don’t last very long here) but I have tulle and sheer white curtains and lace and such and they were very creative at making themselves look like princesses, queens, and brides.
I often hear mothers say, “I wish that this [being a stay-at-home mom] was the case for me, but we can't afford for me to stay home.” Why are these words such a common reply? I think it is because we feel we must take things into our own hands to make it work. We don’t think that God is able! That’s the bottom line.
What’s your disposition toward your husband? Way's translation of Titus 2:4 exhorts wives "to be amiable and submissive to their own husbands." To be amiable makes for a happy and loving atmosphere.